The Azure Cloud Native Architecture Mapbook

Chapter 7: Security Architecture

In this chapter, we emphasize and explain the importance of security in the cloud. We will explore security architecture, explaining the paradigm shift in identity in the cloud. Finally, we will drill into several use cases in order to show the practical applications of our recommendations.

We will more specifically cover the following topics:

• Introducing cloud-native security
• Reviewing the security architecture map
• Delving into the most recurrent Azure security topics
• Adding the security bits to our Contoso use case

By the end of the chapter, you will have a better understanding of cloud-native security and a better knowledge of recurrent and typical Azure security topics.

Let's begin by reviewing the technical ...